Illinois Representative Sonya Harper [D]

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ILHB0054Engross
50%
Creates the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Agriculture shall develop and administer an annual Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program to enhance local food processing, aggregation, and d...
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2023-05-26
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB0003Intro
25%
Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Reproductive Liberty and Justice Act. Amends the Equity and Representation in Health Care Act. Expands the definition of "medical facility" to include a reproductive health center established...
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2023-05-25
To House Rules Committee
ILHR0275PassDeclares July 15, 2023 as Unplug Illinois Day in the State of Illinois. Encourages all citizens to participate in this opportunity by unplugging from their electronic devices and visiting their local parks, recreation sites, and conservation areas.
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2023-05-24
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
ILHR0292PassDeclares the State of Illinois should take the lead on issues of Pan-Africanism, citizenship in Africa, and reparatory justice, and the State should champion the Eighth Pan-African Congress Part 1 (8PAC1) and its agenda to develop a continental-wide ...
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2023-05-24
Resolution Adopted
ILHJR0006PassCreates the Heirs' Property Study Task Force to examine current and prospective methods to address heirs' property issues in Illinois.
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2023-05-19
Adopted Both Houses
ILHJR0018PassCreates the Task Force on Black Immigrants to study the state of Black immigrants in Illinois and provide recommendations on how to assist them.
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2023-05-19
Adopted Both Houses
ILHB3240Intro
25%
Creates the Organic Transition Pilot Program Act. Provides that on or before July 1, 2024, the Department of Agriculture shall develop and oversee, for a period of 5 years, the Organic Transition Pilot Program. Provides that the pilot program shall s...
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2023-05-19
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3235Intro
25%
Amends the Sustainable Agriculture Act. Provides that on or before January 1, 2024, the Department of Agriculture shall establish and implement a 3-year compost reimbursement pilot program to reimburse farming operations in this State for purchasing ...
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2023-05-19
To House Rules Committee
ILHB1259Intro
25%
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that an individual licensed under this Section may apply for a program that provides a full tuition reimbursement to individuals who: (1) attended and graduated from an education program based in the State; and...
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2023-05-19
To House Rules Committee
ILHR0132PassDeclares March 14, 2023 as "Equal Pay Day". Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that specific groups experience.
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2023-05-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
ILHR0262PassStates that Illinois hospitals should be required to report instances of preterm birth, infant mortality, and maternal mortality within reporting under the Hospital Report Card Act, including racial and ethnic information about the mother and the dis...
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2023-05-18
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
ILSB0125Engross
50%
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no driver or passenger, who is a medical cannabis cardholder, a medical cannabis designated caregiver, medical cannabis cultivation center agent, or dispensing organization agent may possess medical can...
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2023-05-18
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2520Intro
25%
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to annually review and update the underlying data for, and use of, indicators used to determine whether a community is designated as an environmental justice commun...
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2023-05-17
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
ILHB2324Intro
25%
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of accountability. Establishes penalties for accountability. Provides that no sentence shall be imposed for the accompanying offense. Effective immediately.
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2023-05-16
To House Rules Committee
ILHR0069PassDeclares March 9, 2023 as Rare Disease Day in the State of Illinois in order to raise awareness of rare diseases, support individuals and families who struggle with rare diseases, bring attention to the need for research and funding to support the di...
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2023-05-15
Resolution Adopted
ILHR0109PassDeclares March 10, 2023 as "Lindblom High School Day".
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2023-05-15
Resolution Adopted
ILHR0164PassDeclares April 23 through April 29, 2023 as Black Farmers Week in the State of Illinois. Encourages the people of Illinois and their representatives in government to learn about the history of Black farming communities and the contributions made by A...
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2023-05-15
Resolution Adopted
ILHR0091PassDeclare's March 8, 2023 as International Women's Day. Reaffirms the State's commitment to pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls, to promote meaningful and significant participation of women in all aspects of our s...
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2023-05-15
Resolution Adopted
ILHR0149PassDeclares August of 2023 as Illinois Nature Preserve Month in the State of Illinois.
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2023-05-15
Resolution Adopted
ILHJR0026Engross
50%
Urges state agencies, local governments, and other organizations to work together to identify and correct deficiencies that affect the State's eligibility for federal funding to fight climate change.
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2023-05-11
Resolution Adopted
ILHB3038Intro
25%
Amends the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. Requires each law enforcement entity that seizes, forfeits, or receives property under the Act to report specified information about the seizure and forfeiture of that property no later than 60 days af...
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2023-05-10
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3642Engross
50%
Amends the Township Open Space Article of the Township Code. Reduces the acreage that constitutes open land or open space under the Article to 25 acres (currently, 50 acres). Provides, in the definition of "open space purposes", that development incl...
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2023-05-05
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB2280Intro
25%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the definition of "health care professional" includes a perso...
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2023-05-04
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3798Engross
50%
Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, all internships for school social workers must be paid internships. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of E...
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2023-04-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB0995Engross
50%
Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Requires each institution of higher education to adopt a policy regarding its awarding of academic credit or a non-credit alternative (instead of just academic credit) for elec...
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2023-04-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB3421Engross
50%
Amends the Commission on Equity and Inclusion Act. Provides that the Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall collect and publish on its websites all relevant supplier diversity reports submitted to any State agency to provide a comprehensive review ...
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2023-04-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB1293Engross
50%
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Redefines the term "children" to include persons under the age of 23 (rather than 21) who were committed to the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile...
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2023-04-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB1097Engross
50%
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Allows the dependents of an exonerated person to receive a grant for exonerated persons. Effective July 1, 2023.
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2023-04-28
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB1397Engross
50%
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In the Sex Offenses Article of the Code, defines "coercive control" as direct or implied threat of danger, or retribution sufficient to coerce a reasonable person of ordinary susceptibilities to perform an act that o...
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2023-04-27
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHR0092PassDeclares April of 2023 as "Prescribed Burning Awareness Month" in the State of Illinois.
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2023-03-30
Resolution Adopted
ILHB2341Intro
25%
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that the 3-member panel referenced in the introduced bill shall be a 5-member panel. Provides that members of the panel shall be appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Sen...
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2023-03-29
To House Rules Committee
ILHR0079PassDeclares February 28, 2023 as Black Women's History Day in the State of Illinois to honor the accomplishments, power, beauty, courage, intelligence, ingenuity, stewardship, and leadership of Black women. Encourages all Illinoisans and their families ...
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2023-03-29
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
ILHR0064PassReaffirms commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister-state ties between the State of Illinois and Taiwan, R.O.C. Reaffirms support for the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and supports Illinois businesses to refer to Taiwan, R.O.C. as Taiw...
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2023-03-28
Resolution Adopted
ILHB1604Intro
25%
Amends the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. Provides that a day and temporary labor service agency must provide an application receipt to applicants who seek a work assignment. Provides that a day or temporary laborer has the right to refuse an ...
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2023-03-27
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2890Intro
25%
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes provisions that a person convicted or found guilty under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for, or who received a disposition of court supervision for, a qualifying offense or attempt of a qualifying offen...
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2023-03-27
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3594Engross
50%
Reinserts provisions of the introduced bill. Removes provisions that members may receive a salary (instead of shall receive a salary). Effective immediately.
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2023-03-27
To Senate Assignments Committee
ILHB1501Intro
25%
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, when a person commits an offense and the person is under 21 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, the court, at the sent...
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2023-03-27
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2172Intro
25%
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the utilities shall implement energy efficiency measures targeted at low-income households and the amount of expenditures in the utilities' annual energy efficiency program budget to implement these targ...
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2023-03-24
To House Rules Committee
ILHR0120PassMourns the death of Oscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr. of Markham.
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2023-03-23
Resolution Adopted by Voice Vote
ILHB2824Intro
25%
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the Election Code, the Children and Family Services Act, the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, the Township Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Public Library District Act of 1991, the Sc...
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2023-03-23
To House Rules Committee
ILHB1530Intro
25%
Creates the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Act. Requires the Department of Employment Security to establish and administer a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program that provides family and medical leave insurance benefits to eligible ...
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2023-03-15
To House Rules Committee
ILHB1529Intro
25%
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Air Quality Enforcement and Mitigation Fund. Makes a conforming change to the State Finance Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall expend 30% of moneys from the Fund for staff...
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2023-03-10
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2556Intro
25%
Amends the State Finance Act to create the Trauma Response Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the School Code. Requires school boards to develop a trauma response protocol that shall be implemented in response to a traumatic event a...
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2023-03-10
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2522Intro
25%
Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to issue cannabis delivery organization licenses. Contains provisions regarding applications for cannabis delivery organization licenses. Req...
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2023-03-10
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2524Intro
25%
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Presents the findings of the General Assembly. Establishes a goal of the State to reduce by 50% the amount of food waste generated annually by 2030. Provides that the goal includes reducing the amount of edibl...
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2023-03-10
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3558Intro
25%
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Deletes from the definition of "court appointed special advocate" a community volunteer who is being actively supervised by a court appointed special advocate program in good standing with the Illinois Associati...
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2023-03-10
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2521Intro
25%
Creates the Environmental Justice Act. Creates the Illinois Environmental Justice Advisory Council to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Governor, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other State agencies about broad, cross-cut...
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2023-03-10
To House Rules Committee
ILHB2221Intro
25%
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who have an approved NFPA 13D residential fire sprinkler system installed in a new or existing residential dwelling in the State during the taxable year. Provides that the...
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2023-03-10
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3748Intro
25%
Amends the State Budget Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the budget shall include an explanation of the manner in which provisions of the b...
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2023-03-10
To House Rules Committee
ILHB3632Intro
25%
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Creates the Disadvantaged Communities Protection Commission comprised of the Department of Natural Resources and the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that available energy sources appropriately benefit and do...
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2023-03-10
To House Rules Committee
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